The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-04-01
For the Democrat-Sta tar
JOSEPH
The Wonderful Pernvian-Baron
de Tunk of To-day.


be is about 20 years old and IS /,
native Of Peru, bat has been about
Biloxi for a year or two. He wal
arrested sometime since charged
Nth assault with intent to xiii, aud
bad II hearing before a justice court
and raj released. Shortly after
wards he was again arrested upon
a charge of grand larceny, and tail.
ing 10 give bail he was held a pris-
Oner TO appear before the Circuit
Court in Harrison county. He
escaped from the Jail in Mississippi
CITY, but was recaptured in LoUisi-
ana and brought back. The Jail
OF Harrison county being thought
insecure he was sent to Scranton,
Jackson county jail for safe-keep-
ing. He was put in his new prison
10 an iron cage, about eight feet
square, two sides of which is lat.
ticed with 3-Inch bars OF IRON,
securely riveted at each crossing;
loof, floor aud two sides are of solid
iron. The door il fastened With a
strong plate lock, and near the top
aud bottom of which, an iron bar
ia passed owe it and fastened at
the end with strong, 4 pound Scan
dinavian locks. Joe, With the wire
of a broom, twisted with several
strans, made a key to open ihese
locks, u of which he succeeded in
unlocking and the Otherin breaking.
He was then haudcuffed, but broke
the haudcuffS, aud with tue bale of
a bucket formed a sort OF key with
which be unlocked another Scaudi
navIan lOck-he, OF course, being
the inside of the cage aud The
lock on the outside, be worked at il
BY putting bis hands through the
work OF the cage. He was
haDdcufied aud new locks
Fixed on the door. He again broke
the handouts of his wrists, tore
up bis blanket and made a sort of
aud fastened on one eutl OF il
\ piece OF iron sbape'l like The letter
5 and threw ii out to he stove.
Sorue 10 feet from the door OF the
aud drew the stove up to the
lOOr, took off the legs and with
beat up pieces of the stove
aud pRt The small pieces ia the key
hole Ut the centre lock, aud With f.
he other pieces he broke The glass
the window of the outer wall of
lac prison in front OF his cage.
There was in the corner of the
'riS0n, 80 feet from Joe's cage door, !
few bits OF old iron /; these he saw
IS he vas carried into prison, as he !.
not have seen from his cage
or | tried 10 see the corner FROM
thin the cage aud could no. SEE
two trpl uf the corner n here q
hr iron was. Win This rope made ]
4 line twisted STRAINS OF his torn
ldnket. and The crooked piece oil
-on liked on The end OF H., he drew
ne OF these pieces OF iron TO his /
age. He says he threw twenty. :
ve times before he caught il. AID
'itb this be made havoc of locks
ends OF bolts that projected ia
is cage. He was theu chained 10 \
ne back Of The cage, With a log =
balm. three feet long, SO that be h.
Duid not get to the door. This u
hahn was fastened securely to TIE
all, about Two feet from the floor, .,
nd 10 an iron collar close around in
: neck. He managed 10 get n OF
Iick from the brick paved floor of
re prison, outside the cage; (hOw to
got the brick is unknown he : Q
US he threw ii rope With d piece r.
bucket hoop fastened on the end be
It and drew the brick to him /: fn
rs story, however, is doubtedl. n
It be that as it may be secured W
e brick aud with it broke the
AIN.
These explnifs of Z-mura were
Id me by the sheriff and the
Ter, but have not given them con.
or just in the order in
llch they occurred, or the whole
the teats of this wonderful boy, 4
broke six Scandinavian locks, d
o or three pairs handouts and
% log chains during his short i'm.
sOnment 10 the Jackson county
Harrison county Jail having been
Fly repaired with heavy cages :,
chilled iron, at a cost OF %. 200, -
Is able To take care of it's own -
SonerS; so Joe is sent for. He :,
! promised to behave himself .
r, but the jailer told him, how.
=, to get put If he could. So
night Joe brOks the iron door =
his cage of its hinges, then With 4
IOke the door of the cage of a
DW prisoner, aud was about to =.
lex the outer prison door when Eru
discovered. IL that won. Pic
Iul man in The days of Frederic
Great, Baron de Tunk, has a rvs
nterpart 10 these days, 1t is that
'wd Peruvian now 10 Jail at =
slssippi City, or was when last ~
"A fr0m n 9 WEOn